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NGFS to turn its gaze to biodiversity loss

Third of UK 'low carbon' funds contain oil and gas holdings

An investigation by think tank Common Wealth into UK funds with climate or low carbon themes has found over a third hold oil and gas producing companies.

Planet Tracker identifies deforestation risk behind ETFs

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) from asset managers including BlackRock (iShares), Vanguard and State Street hide entrenched deforestation risk from investors, according to sustainability think tank Planet Tracker.

Water disruption: investment risk from multiple angles

Water risk must be accounted for in investment portfolios today, not in 2030 or 2050, argues Julie Moret

Carney Taskforce urged to back blue carbon market for mangrove restoration

Regeneration of mangrove forests could unlock significant carbon sequestration benefits by 2040

Ocean Fund makes investments in India

Circulate Capital has committed to invest $19 million in four Indian companies it claims can help reduce the amount of plastic waste polluting oceans.

Missing metrics: climate vs nature

Data on nature-related risks is more complicated than for climate, explains Nicky Chambers

Consultation launched for early finance carbon unit

Verra, an international standards agency for carbon offsets, is seeking public consultation on the proposal for a new Early Finance Carbon Unit (EFCU) unit that could be used to facilitate early flows of funding to carbon offset projects

Evli launches forestry impact fund of funds

Finland's Evli Bank has launched a 'impact forest fund' that it says provides institutional investors and high net worth individuals "access to the world's leading forestry funds".

'Seas impact fund' launched to invest in seaweed

A fund has been launched to invest in UK-based 'ocean plant production' such as seaweed, "which is set to become a multi-billion pound global industry" in coming decades, according to the fund manager.